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Customizing Properties for R, Python, and Terminal
In July 2019 I wrote a post showing how I customize my settings in MATLAB using startup files. This post shows how to make and run startup files in MATLAB, R, Python, and zsh.
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IRRI: A Magical Place for Research
I was fortunate enough to start my PhD program by traveling to a country to gain insight on all facets of rice research and production and gain international agricultural research experience. I am…
Wasted Potatoes
Photo taken by Molly Page @idahomolly
Most farmers have experienced the crop loss that comes with environmental issues, pests, and diseases.…
Reference Management for Publications
In April 2019 I wrote about using LaTeX to format dissertations, presentations, blogs, and publications. This post documents a method for generating citations for LaTeX documents. Many citation…
Why the heck do my houseplants keep dying?!
With the coronavirus pandemic mandating working remotely, it afforded me the opportunity to head home to work while also seeing my family. …
Congratulations to Katie D'Amico-Willman
TPS Fellow Katie D'Amico-Willman was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the 2020 Summer Instsitute in Statistical Genetics offered by the University of Washington. The institute, which is…
Problem Children
In the mid 20th century there was an emerging field of research on novel natural products and their synthetic analogues. Some of these compounds possessed unparalled potential in treating…
Why do cats go crazy for catnip?
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) (Image Source: https://michiganflora.net/image.aspx?img=12328&id=1576)
Most cat-owners know that kitties go a bit…
“As sessile organisms…”
"As sessile organisms", these plants are unlikley to uproot themselves and walk around.
(Photo from LibreShot, Martin Vorel © 2017)
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